Ask the Expert: You’re Always Blaming Insurers for Trying to Save Money!
I’ve worked in the collision industry since the early 80s and now I work for an insurer, and I always feel like you pile on all this blame on insurance companies for trying to save money and not paying for necessary operations, using alternative parts, etc.
Google Spinoff Waymo Accuses Uber of Stealing its Driverless Vehicle Technology
Waymo claims that Uber and Otto – a self-driving-truck startup that Uber acquired in August 2016 – stole Waymo’s intellectual property to avoid the “risk, time and expense of independently developing their own technology.”
Metropolitan Car-O-Liner to Exhibit at AASP-NJ NORTHEAST Show
Metropolitan Car-O-Liner will feature new products such as patent-pending LED curtain walls, aluminum and carbon fiber dust containment, and a new universal riveting system.
SCRS Releases Video on Restoring Vehicle Functionality through Electronic Technology and Diagnostics
Video is the second of two that were recorded during the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at the 2016 SEMA Show.
PBE and Body Shops – A Partnership
This year, plan to get some advice from your paint, body and equipment (PBE) vendors to help ensure you return your customers’ damaged vehicles to pre-accident condition.
Axalta to Share Expertise at Canadian Collision Industry Forum
Axalta will be sharing its latest innovations at booth no. 13, and Patrice Marcil, Axalta Learning and Development Director-North America, will present to and moderate a panel about the important connection between the collision industry and education.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association to Host Mike Anderson & Friends
Sessions will cover “Positioning Yourself in the Collision Repair Industry and Understanding What It Is Going to Take to Thrive and NOT Just Survive” and “Who Pays for What Survey and the Importance of Diagnostic Scanning and Calibrations.”
Chubb Insurance Says It Will Pay for Pre- and Post-Repair Scans
Insurer communicates to collision repairers that they are going to allow for and pay for pre- and post-repair scans on all “modern” vehicles 1990 and newer.
CIC Emerging Technologies Committee Invites Input on Pre- and Post-Repair Scans and Diagnostic Repairs
The Scanning & Diagnostics in Collision Repair Task Force, comprised of OEMs, repairers, equipment companies, trade groups and insurers, have been working together to discuss the topic and identify issues and possible solutions.
Midwest Auto Body Trade Show Set For Feb. 3-4, 2017
The seventh annual show, which will be held at the Prairie Meadows Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa, will feature a Cars, Careers & Celebrities Expo and educational sessions on cycle time, pre- and post-repair scanning, certification and more.
